Sleeping bag



1,527,886 F. LHOTA SLEEPING BAG 7 Original Filed Jan. 26. 1923 v F|G.1. 27 FIG. 2. 27 i .---7

35a v I za Patented Feb. 24, 192

Prnnr FRANK Ill-IOTA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SLEEPING BAG.

Original application filed January 26, 1923, Serial 'No. 614,991.

Divided and this application filed January 23, 1324. Serial No. 688,015.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANK LHOTA, citizen of Czechoslovakia, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sleeping Bags, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in sleeping bags and is primarily intended for use by soldiers or tourists and being of a collapsible or foldable type capable of being rolled into small pack for carrying upon the shoulders or back of a person.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a sleeping bag wherein the fabric structure thereof is cut from a single blank of material and so slitted, notched, folded and stitched together to form a complete sleeping bag and hood section for the head of a person with a supporting apron tor the head attached to one end of the bag.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide suspending ropes and stretcher bars for the opposite ends of the bag permitting the same to be suspended similar to a hammock.

The invention further embodies other improvements in the art to which it relates and is filed as a division of application Serial No. 614,991, filed January 26, 1923, by Frank Lhota.

With the above general objects in view and others that wlll become apparent as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

In the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views- Figure 1 is a top plan view of the completed sleeping bag showin the suspending cords or ropes and the stretcher bars associated with opposite ends thereof and the head supporting apron carried by the head end of the bag adjacent the hood portion, and

Figure 2 is a side elevational view, partly broken away showing the separate suspension ropes attached to the bag, apron and mod sections.

The sleeping bag being formed from a single blank of material embodies a lower side 1 and upper sides 9. and 3 folded over the lower side, the adjacent edges of the upper sides 2 and 3 being secured together as at 4 in any desired manner, such as by permanently stitching the same or provid ing the meeting edges with separable teners, the connected edges at of the upper sides terminating at a point spaced from the head end of the bag as shown in Fig. 1. The upper end of the upper side 3 of the bag carries a flat extension that overlies the upper side 2 and a binding strap 6 entends from the flap for encircling the bag as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1 to hold the tap 5 and entire bag in a closed condition by the fastening device 7 at the free'end of the strap 6, the upper end of the bag having an opening therein through which the head of a person extends.

A hood 8, preferably cut from the blank and of the form illustrated is disposed upwardly of the upper end of the bag and overlies the head of a person enclosed by the bag with a relatively wide opening at the lower side thereof to permit free circulation of air and for ventilation purposes.

An apron 10 is stitched as at 11 to the lower side 1 of the bag adjacent the head end thereof and is of the form best'illustrated in Fig. 1, the apron 1O underlying the hood 8 and extending a considerable distance at each side thereof to provide a comfortable head support for a person sleeping in the bag and permitting free lateral movement of the head and hood 8 with the head being properly supported regard less of the different positions assumed.

Suspension means for the bag are associated with each end thereof, eyelets or rings 12 carried by the foot end of the bag being engaged by hooks 13 carried by the suspending ropes 1d and 15, the suspending ropes 15 being connected to the end rings 12 and maintained in spaced relation by the spreader bar 16, the ropes 1 1 and 15 being connected to the single ring 17 to which a rope may be attached for supporting the foot end of the bag upona ground anchored post or the like.

The support for the head end of the bag includes hook members 18 secured to the bag and engaged by eyelets or rings 19 carried by suspending ropes 20 that are maintained in a separated condition by the spreader bar 21 and continue as at 20 for attachment to the ring 22. Similar hooks 18 are carried by the hood 8 and are engaged by eyelets or rings 19 carried by ropes 23 attached to the spread bar 21 and continuing as at 23" for attachment with the ring The suspension means for the apron includes ropes 24 attached to the "free corner edges of the apron as at with the spreader bar 26 associated with the ropes '24: adjacent said apron to retain the latter in a spread out condition While the ropes Qet extend around ground anchored posts 27 and are then redirected as at 28 to the center of the spreader bar 26 to be attached thereto in any convenientnianner, ll hen the siceping bag is in a folded condition the hooks 18 carried by the head end of the bag are engaged With the rings 12 carried by the foot end thereof and the folded structure may be conveniently carried by the shoulder straps or ropes 29 secured to the outer rings 12 at the lower side 1 of the bag.

From the above detailed do of the device, is believed that construction and operation thereof Willat once be apparent, and While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein Without departing from the spirit and scope oi the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is 1.. In a sleeping bag of the type described, a blank cut and folded to provide a body and hood portions connected by a communicating neck, said body portion including overlapping flaps, means for retaining the flaps in closed position, suspension means for each end of the bag including ropes and a spreader bar attached to the foot end of the bag, a spreader bar and ropes attached to the body and hood portion, an apron carried by the head end of the body portion and underlying the hood and a separate suspension means therefor.

2. In a sleeping bag of the type described,

a body portion, a hood carried by-the'head end of the body portion, an apron carried by the body portion and having a neck connection therewith and disposed beneath the hood and extending laterally of the hood to provide a support for the head of a person and of greater area than the hood, and suspensionmeans for each end of the bag,hood

and apron.

3. In a sleeping bag of the type described, a body portion, a hood carried by the head end of the body portion, an apron carried'by the body portion and having a neck connection therewith and disposed beneath the hood and extending laterally of the hood to provide a support for the head of a person and of greater area. than the hood, suspension means for each end of the bag and independent suspension means for the apronto hold the same in a stretched condition.

i. In a sleeping bag of thetype described, a body portion, a hood carried by the head end of the body portion, an'apron carried by the body portion and having a neck connection therewith and disposed beneath the hood and extending laterally of the hood to provide a support for the head of a person and or" greater area than the hood, and suspension means tor each end of the bag, hood and apron, said apron being secured to the under side oi the bag and diverging outwardly and rearwardly thereof to provide a *ide apron area at each side of the hood.

5. In a sleeping bag of the type described, a body portion, a hood carried by the head end of the body portion, an apron carried by the body portion and disposed beneath the hood, suspension means for each end of the bag and independent suspension means for the apron to hold the same in a stretched condition, said apron being secured to the under side of the bag and diverging outwardly and rearvvardly thereof to provide a Wide apron area at each side of the hood.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

FRANK LI-IOTA. 

